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March 21, 2019 News Release

Myanmar: Women, Girls Trafficked as ‘Brides’ to China

Government Inaction, Conflict, China’s ‘Gender Gap’ Fuel Sexual Slavery

A young woman who was trafficked at age 17 by a friend’s mother who promised her a well-paid child care job and then sold her to a family in China as a “bride.” Once purchased, she was confined and subjected to sexual slavery, but managed to escape after
March 21, 2019 Interview

Interview: Why ‘Brides’ From Myanmar Are Trafficked to China

Kachin Women, Girls Displaced by Conflict Face Sexual Slavery

“Because of war, we are afraid to stay in our village. So, we moved to an IDP [internally displaced person] camp…The Myanmar army came to attack our village using massive arms…I am the eldest one in my family, and my family has financial problems.
March 14, 2019 Dispatches

For Rohingya, Bangladesh’s Bhasan Char ‘Will Be Like a Prison’

Relocating Refugees to Unsafe Island Would Risk Lives, Livelihoods

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February 22, 2019 Statement

Oral Statement to the CEDAW Committee on Myanmar

Report on the Situation of Women and Girls from Northern Rakhine State

A Rohingya Muslim woman walks at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on February 4, 2017.
February 15, 2019 News Release

Myanmar: Investigate Police Use of Force in Karenni State

Protect Right to Peaceful Assembly, Free Expression

Police carry away a Karenni protester in Karenni State on February 12, 2019.
February 12, 2019 Fact Sheet

Combating Sexual Harassment in the Garment Industry

Women Garment Industry
February 7, 2019 Dispatches

Myanmar’s Hollow Denial of Rape of Rohingya

Overwhelming Evidence of Military Role in Hundreds of Sexual Assaults

A Rohingya woman walks through Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 22, 2018.
February 2, 2019 Commentary

Rohingya Refugees Caught Between India and a Hard Place

Indian police transfer seven ethnic Rohingya to Myanmar officials in Moreh, Manipur, India, October 4, 2018.
January 31, 2019 News Release

Myanmar: Peaceful Critics Prosecuted

Repeal or Amend Laws Criminalizing Speech, Assembly

Demonstrators shout slogans at a protest against an amendment to Myanmar’s public assembly law in Yangon, March 5, 2018.
January 17, 2019 News Release

Myanmar: Rights Catastrophe Deepens

Rampant Persecution, Repression, Impunity

Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are escorted by police as they leave the courthouse after a hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, January 10, 2018.
December 24, 2018 Dispatches

UN Members Thwart China’s Bid to Gut Funds for Myanmar Probe

Evidence-Gathering into Grave International Crimes will Proceed

Smoke is seen rising from Burma’s Taung Pyo Let War village from across the border in Bangladesh.
December 19, 2018 News Release

Myanmar: Disband Panel on Crimes Against Rohingya

Rakhine State Commission Delays Efforts at Justice; Claim of ‘No Evidence’ Shows Bias

Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Myanmar into Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017.
December 14, 2018 News Release

Australia: Vet Foreign Soldiers Receiving Training

Will Deter Abuses, Promote Accountability

The Philippine Navy band welcomes the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessel Her Majesty's Australian Ship (HMAS) Adelaide (III) upon arrival for a goodwill visit as part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Joint Task Group, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2017, at
December 12, 2018 Dispatches

A Dark Anniversary for Press Freedom in Myanmar

Reuters Journalists Mark One Year in Prison

Detained Reuters journalist Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo sit beside police officers as they leave Insein court in Yangon, Myanmar July 9, 2018.
December 8, 2018 News Release

Myanmar: Quash Conviction of Kachin Activists

Speaking Out for Rights of Civilians Not a Crime

People displaced in the conflict between the Burmese military and the Kachin Independence Army are seen at a church in Tanai Township, Kachin State, Burma, June 14, 2017.

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